Noah E. Friedkin

10.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
72 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Noah E. Friedkin is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Sociology and Political Science and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Noah E. Friedkin has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 38 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 13 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Noah E. Friedkin's work include Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (51 papers), Complex Network Analysis Techniques (34 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (16 papers). Noah E. Friedkin is often cited by papers focused on Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (51 papers), Complex Network Analysis Techniques (34 papers) and Social Capital and Networks (16 papers). Noah E. Friedkin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Italy. Noah E. Friedkin's co-authors include Eugene C. Johnsen, Peter V. Marsden, Francesco Bullo, Roberto Tempo, Sergei Parsegov, Anton V. Proskurnikov, Peng Jia, Anahita Mirtabatabaei, Michael Slater and Juan Necochea and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Noah E. Friedkin

71 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Social influence and opinions 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 1993 1998 1991 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Social influence and opinions
    1990 657 citations Noah E. Friedkin, Eugene C. Johnsen Journal of Mathematical Sociology profile →
  2. Network Studies of Social Influence
    1993 594 citations Noah E. Friedkin et al. profile →
  3. A Structural Theory of Social Influence
    1998 536 citations Noah E. Friedkin profile →
  4. Theoretical Foundations for Centrality Measures
    1991 492 citations Noah E. Friedkin American Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Noah E. Friedkin United States 36 3.1k 2.7k 882 650 455 72 6.5k
Martin G. Everett United Kingdom 32 2.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 739 0.8× 458 0.7× 604 1.3× 80 8.1k
Carter T. Butts United States 39 2.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 991 1.1× 324 0.5× 463 1.0× 173 7.7k
Garry Robins Australia 52 3.2k 1.0× 3.3k 1.3× 795 0.9× 620 1.0× 184 0.4× 128 10.7k
Michael W. Macy United States 39 3.4k 1.1× 5.2k 2.0× 1.7k 1.9× 994 1.5× 244 0.5× 103 11.5k
Phillip Bonacich United States 25 3.3k 1.0× 2.2k 0.8× 590 0.7× 826 1.3× 550 1.2× 65 8.9k
Damon Centola United States 26 2.8k 0.9× 3.0k 1.1× 839 1.0× 499 0.8× 239 0.5× 42 6.1k
Noshir Contractor United States 39 1.9k 0.6× 3.0k 1.1× 2.0k 2.3× 599 0.9× 255 0.6× 205 8.8k
John Skvoretz United States 31 1.4k 0.4× 2.1k 0.8× 275 0.3× 354 0.5× 207 0.5× 125 5.5k
Franz Urban Pappi Germany 19 1.0k 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 742 0.8× 285 0.4× 218 0.5× 96 5.7k
James M. Cook United States 7 2.7k 0.9× 6.0k 2.3× 1.8k 2.0× 526 0.8× 388 0.9× 14 12.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Noah E. Friedkin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bullo, Francesco, et al.. (2022). Predictive models for human–AI nexus in group decision making. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1514(1). 70–81. 7 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E., et al.. (2021). Group dynamics on multidimensional object threat appraisals. Social Networks. 65. 157–167. 9 indexed citations
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Jia, Peng, et al.. (2021). Social Power Evolution in Influence Networks With Stubborn Individuals. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 67(2). 574–588. 30 indexed citations
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Singh, Ambuj K., et al.. (2020). The 1995-2018 global evolution of the network of amicable and hostile relations among nation-states. Communications Physics. 3(1). 4 indexed citations
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Lane, Jacqueline N., et al.. (2019). Structural balance emerges and explains performance in risky decision-making. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2648–2648. 24 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E., et al.. (2019). Mathematical Structures in Group Decision-Making on Resource Allocation Distributions. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 1377–1377. 20 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E., et al.. (2019). Positive contagion and the macrostructures of generalized balance. Network Science. 7(4). 445–458. 3 indexed citations
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Jia, Peng, Noah E. Friedkin, & Francesco Bullo. (2019). Opinion Dynamics and Social Power Evolution: A Single–Timescale Model. IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems. 7(2). 899–911. 17 indexed citations
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Mei, Wenjun, Noah E. Friedkin, Kyle Lewis, & Francesco Bullo. (2017). Dynamic Models of Appraisal Networks Explaining Collective Learning. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 63(9). 2898–2912. 11 indexed citations
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Parsegov, Sergei, et al.. (2015). Proceedings of 2015 IEEE 54th Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC). 49 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E.. (2011). A Formal Theory of Reflected Appraisals in the Evolution of Power. Administrative Science Quarterly. 56(4). 501–529. 70 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E.. (2010). Introduction to Social Network Methods. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. 11 indexed citations
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Johnsen, Eugene C. & Noah E. Friedkin. (2006). Social Influence Network Theory: Diffusion of Attitudes leading to Behavior. 1–15.
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Bonacich, Phillip & Noah E. Friedkin. (1998). Unequally Valued Exchange Relations. Social Psychology Quarterly. 61(2). 160–160. 22 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E.. (1990). Social Networks in Structural Equation Models. Social Psychology Quarterly. 53(4). 316–316. 45 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E.. (1990). A Guttman scale for the strength of an interpersonal tie. Social Networks. 12(3). 239–252. 32 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E. & Eugene C. Johnsen. (1990). Social influence and opinions. Journal of Mathematical Sociology. 15(3-4). 193–206. 657 indexed citations breakdown →
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Friedkin, Noah E. & Juan Necochea. (1988). School System Size and Performance: A Contingency Perspective. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 10(3). 237–249. 102 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E.. (1978). University Social Structure and Social Networks Among Scientists. American Journal of Sociology. 83(6). 1444–1465. 60 indexed citations

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